| 6493683 |
Open commodites exchange |
| Dec-10-2002 |
A system and method of trading commodities includes an open commodities exchange server which can be accessed by registered customers. Registration of the customers with the system includes providing information... |
| 6493682 |
Optimal order choice: evaluating uncertain discounted trading alternatives |
| Dec-10-2002 |
The present invention provides a method for determining whether to execute an order (or list of orders) immediately, or delay execution in exchange for a possible price savings. The method's generality... |
| 6493681 |
Method and system for visual analysis of investment strategies |
| Dec-10-2002 |
The present invention relates to a system and method for generation of strategies of investment in publicly traded stocks and a method of choosing the strategy with capital gain greater than traditional... |
| 6473744 |
Apparatus and method for trading electric energy |
| Oct-29-2002 |
Electric energy can be traded between connected participants such as utility companies. The present method provides a common marketplace which provides participants the ability to display both buy and... |
| 6466919 |
System and method for aggregating multiple buyers utilizing conditional purchase offers (CPOS) |
| Oct-15-2002 |
An aggregate conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system for receiving and processing CPOs from buyers for one or more goods or services is disclosed. Received CPOs are processed to determine whether... |
| 6466914 |
Job brokering apparatus and recording medium |
| Oct-15-2002 |
A job brokering apparatus for brokering jobs in an open network environment, such as the internet, without complicated negotiations between a job provider and a contractor. A CGI program (broker program)... |
| 6463419 |
Internet system for exchanging and organizing vessel transport information |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A ship chartering system is implemented on a computer or telecommunications network, such as the Internet, and is meant to supplement or replace services offered by current shipping brokers. The system... |
| 6456982 |
Computer system for generating projected data and an application supporting a financial transaction |
| Sep-24-2002 |
In a computer system, a method for making the system and a method for using the system, the invention includes providing a data processing system to generate projected data for variables. The data processing... |
| 6449601 |
Distributed live auction |
| Sep-10-2002 |
A method for distributing a live auction over the Internet to remote bidders. A human proxy attends the live auction in order to monitor the auction and compose status updates that are distributed to remote... |
| 6449600 |
System, method and computer program product for airport equipment information and exchange |
| Sep-10-2002 |
Equipment shortage and surplus conditions among a plurality of carriers at an airport are reduced by a system and method that receives a report of selected equipment shortages and surpluses from each carrier,... |
| 6442533 |
Multi-processing financial transaction processing system |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A financial transaction processing system is disclosed, wherein substantial processing efficiencies are provided with, additionally, a substantial decrease in the size of the executable code. Each transaction... |
| 6438526 |
System and method for transmitting and processing loan data |
| Aug-20-2002 |
An automated system for collecting and disseminating loan information over a network connection includes a server which receives loan data, including daily loan data, from lenders and stores the loan data... |
| 6434536 |
Methods and systems for commerce |
| Aug-13-2002 |
Methods and systems are offered to create, eliminate and/or modify trade channels. These can utilize a variety of communication media, including computer networks and the network of interconnected machines... |
| 6430562 |
Integrated resource management system and method |
| Aug-6-2002 |
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method and system for communicating between a plurality of disparate hosts and an order processing system includes generating orders at each... |
| 6421669 |
Method and apparatus for constructing and maintaining a user knowledge profile |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method of constructing an entity profile, having private and public portions with different access restrictions, commences with the assignment of a confidence level to content within an electronic document.... |
| 6421653 |
Systems, methods and computer program products for electronic trading of financial instruments |
| Jul-16-2002 |
An internet-protocol based anonymous trading system which enables traders to identify bids and offers which they are eligible to trade based upon a color coded methodology which gives the trader credit... |
| 6418462 |
Global sideband service distributed computing method |
| Jul-9-2002 |
A new method of distributed computing, sideband computing, that is global, scalable and can utilize many idle CPU resources worldwide. Sideband is defined as when a user connects to some (normal) network... |
| 6418419 |
Automated system for conditional order transactions in securities or other items in commerce |
| Jul-9-2002 |
An apparatus and method of automatically and anonymously buying and selling positions in fungible properties between subscribers. The specific embodiment described in the disclosure relates to the buying... |
| 6418417 |
System, method, and computer program product for valuating weather-based financial instruments |
| Jul-9-2002 |
A system and method for valuating weather-based financial instruments including weather futures, options, swaps, and the like. The system includes weather forecast, weather history, and financial databases.... |
| 6415270 |
Multiple auction coordination method and system |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A multi-auction service system and method for replicating an item to be auctioned at a plurality of remote auction services, where the multi-auction service detects bids at the plurality of remote auction... |
| 6415269 |
Interactive remote auction bidding system |
| Jul-2-2002 |
An interactive remote auction bidding system for conducting an auction among participants located at remote locations from the auction site utilizes a data input device for communication over a network... |
| 6408283 |
Method and system for maintaining the integrity of electronic auctions using a configurable bid monitoring agent |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A method and system for conducting electronic auctions is described. A dynamic lot closing extension feature avoids collisions in closing times of multiple lots by dynamically extending the closing time... |
| 6408282 |
System and method for conducting securities transactions over a computer network |
| Jun-18-2002 |
The system and method of the preferred embodiment supports trading of securities over the Internet both on national exchanges and outside the national exchanges. The preferred embodiment supports an improved... |
| 6405197 |
Method of constructing and displaying an entity profile constructed utilizing input from entities other than the owner |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A method of constructing a profile comprising terms indicative of a characteristic of an entity commences when first electronic mail address, associated with a first entity, is created within a knowledge... |
| 6405180 |
Automated exchange for matching bids between a party and a counterparty based on a relationship between the counterparty and the exchange |
| Jun-11-2002 |
In an automated exchange system means are provided by means of which a market maker can enter a course of action in advance, so that the volume in the orderbook is continuously updated, and where the updating... |
| 6401080 |
Intelligent agent with negotiation capability and method of negotiation therewith |
| Jun-4-2002 |
An intelligent agent and method of negotiating herewith incorporate a number of features, used alone or in combination, to enhance the productivity, security, efficiency and responsiveness of the agent... |
| 6401070 |
System and method for providing house price forecasts based on repeat sales model |
| Jun-4-2002 |
Method and system for estimating real estate property values based on repeat sales model. The method estimates the price index using property value data from refinance transactions, as well as from purchase... |
| 6397197 |
Apparatus and method for obtaining lowest bid from information product vendors |
| May-28-2002 |
A system and method for competitive bid selection from a plurality print and other customized information product vendors based on a database of vendor records, each record identifying a vendor, one or... |
| 6393436 |
Method for commercializing goods and services over a global digital network |
| May-21-2002 |
A method for commercializing goods and services over a global digital network where the order requests from a group of purchaser subscribers is processed and matched with one or more vendor subscribers.... |
| 6393410 |
Process and a system for listing information relating to a construction project over a computer network |
| May-21-2002 |
The invention relates to a process for estimating a construction project over a computer network. The first step in the process starts when an architect or contractor enters information relating to at... |
| 6393409 |
Computer method and apparatus for optimizing portfolios of multiple participants |
| May-21-2002 |
Computer technology for substantially optimizing portfolios of multiple participants is disclosed. Preferably the portfolios of such multiple participants comprise fixed income instruments. The disclosed... |
| 6377940 |
Method and apparatus for setting a price for a security on an automated exchange based on a comparison of prices on other exchanges |
| Apr-23-2002 |
In an automated exchange system a method and a device which automatically checks the corresponding price in other exchange's order books is provided the exchange only allows a match if a better price cannot... |
| 6374240 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining a customer database using license plate scanning |
| Apr-16-2002 |
An apparatus is provided for generating an image of a license plate and determining license plate characters from the image. Then, a database is searched to determine if there is a customer record that... |
| 6374231 |
Money fund banking system |
| Apr-16-2002 |
Providing interest to clients' deposited finds without the legal limitation on the number of demand withdrawals from deposit accounts is accomplished by an administration system that keeps all of the records... |
| 6366891 |
Data processing system for conducting a modified on-line auction |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A data processing system is disclosed that can be used to conduct a modified auction. A minimum value is determined for an item to be auctioned. Potential bidders are provided the opportunity to buy the... |
| 6363365 |
Mechanism for secure tendering in an open electronic network |
| Mar-26-2002 |
A mechanism for securing bid proposals until close of tendering is provided for an electronic tendering system over an open network. In order to be permitted to file a bid electronically in response to... |
| 6363360 |
System and method for analyzing and originating a contractual option arrangement for a bank deposits liabilities base |
| Mar-26-2002 |
A system and method for analyzing and originating a contractual option arrangement for transacting a deposit liabilities base of a financial institution at predetermined prices and time periods. |
| 6360210 |
Method and system for enabling smaller investors to manage risk in a self-managed portfolio of assets/liabilities |
| Mar-19-2002 |
A computer-based system is disclosed for reducing risk, including market risk, for a given portfolio, by examining the expected risk, pricing it, and transferring some or all of it in exchange for consideration,... |
| 6356878 |
Conditional purchase offer buyer agency system |
| Mar-12-2002 |
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) buyer agency system is disclosed for processing variable conditional purchase offers (CPOs) containing at least one variable condition. If a posted CPO is not accepted... |
| 6351738 |
Collective business system |
| Feb-26-2002 |
A collective business system including participants engaged in a common field of business endeavor, a plurality of suppliers of business support mechanisms of interest to the participants and a for-profit... |
| 6349291 |
Method and system for analysis, display and dissemination of financial information using resampled statistical methods |
| Feb-19-2002 |
The present invention provides a method and system for the statistical analysis, display and dissemination of financial data over an information network such as the Internet and WWW. The present invention... |
| 6347307 |
System and method for conducting web-based financial transactions in capital markets |
| Feb-12-2002 |
The present invention provides a system and method that enables users, such as institutional investors and financial institutions, to engage in capital market transactions, including the trading of Over-the-Counter... |
| 6347302 |
Apparatus and method for processing lease insurance information |
| Feb-12-2002 |
An apparatus and method for processing lease insurance information which includes a memory device for storing a first data set, wherein the first data set contains information for generating at least one... |
| 6345090 |
Conditional purchase offer management system for telephone calls |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving and processing CPOs for telephone calls from calling parties. The CPO management system processes the CPO to determine whether... |
| 6343278 |
Combined order limit for a group of related transactions in an automated dealing system |
| Jan-29-2002 |
An improved multiple order facility for a computerized trading system in which a first trader submits a plurality of orders for display and acceptance by other traders, including a first subsystem which... |
| 6343277 |
Energy network commerce system |
| Jan-29-2002 |
A computer-assisted method of facilitating a transaction between an energy consumer-client desiring an energy contract and an energy supplier. The method includes posting a buy order where the supplier... |
| 6341272 |
Business service platform, network, and system |
| Jan-22-2002 |
A service platform is provided that enables access and control by a customer at a remote location of information, products, and services maintained by a business at a central location through an access... |
| 6341270 |
Method for providing vendor notification marketing in an electronic commerce network environment |
| Jan-22-2002 |
According to the invention, a method for providing real-time pricing of notifications of purchaser requirements to vendors in a heterogeneous network environment. The heterogeneous network environment... |
| 6339766 |
Electronic payment system employing limited-use account number |
| Jan-15-2002 |
Methods and systems for enabling an account holder to authorize the transfer of funds from an account using a limited-use account number. An account issuer establishes an account for the account holder... |
| 6330551 |
Computerized dispute resolution system and method |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A computerized system for automated dispute resolution through an Intranet website via the Internet or other communications linkage for communicating and processing a series of demands to satisfy a claim... |
